Empire of Cotton: A Global History (Paperback)
by Sven Beckert
Description
The empire of cotton was, from the beginning, a fulcrum of constant global struggle between slaves and planters, merchants and statesmen, workers and factory owners. Sven Beckert makes clear how these forces ushered in the world of modern capitalism, including the vast wealth and disturbing inequalities that are with us today.
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In a remarkably brief period, European entrepreneurs and powerful politicians recast the world’s most significant manufacturing industry, combining imperial expansion and slave labor with new machines and wage workers to make and remake global capitalism.
About the Author
Sven Beckert is the Laird Bell Professor of History at Harvard University. Holding a PhD from Columbia University, he has written widely on the economic, social, and political history of capitalism. He is also the author of Capitalism: A Global History. An elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Product Details
Category: Nonfiction, History, Capitalism Studies
Language: English
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: New
ISBN-10: 0375713964
ISBN-13: 978-0375713965
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: November 10, 2015
Pages: 640
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